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Targeting S100A4 with niclosamide attenuates inflammatory and profibrotic pathways in models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Journal of neuroinflammation - 12 Jun 2021
Milani Martina, Mammarella Eleonora, Rossi Simona, Miele Chiara, Lattante Serena, Sabatelli Mario, Cozzolino Mauro, D'Ambrosi Nadia, Apolloni Savina
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BACKGROUND: An increasing number of studies evidences that amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is characterized by extensive alterations in different cell types and in different regions besides the CNS. We previously reported the upregulation in ALS models of a gene called fibroblast-specific protein-1 or S100A4, recognized as a pro-inflammatory and profibrotic factor. Since inflammation and fibrosis are often...
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